Programs · Episode
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Gustav Holst · Walt Whitman Overture, Op. 7 Ulster Orchestra JoAnn Falletta Naxos 8572914 "Holst: Cotswolds Symphony" | |
| Edward Elgar · Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Paavo Jarvi Telarc 80660 "Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" | |
| Quincy Porter · Ukrainian Suite (1925) San Diego Chamber Orchestra Donald Barra Koch International 7196 "Bloch: Concerti Grossi; Porter: Ukrainian Suite" | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Polish Festival, from "The King In Spite of Himself" Vienna Philharmonic John Eliot Gardiner Deutsche Grammophon 447751 "Chabrier: Espana; Suite Pastorale U.A." | |
6 am | |
| Richard Strauss · Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Eduardo Mata ProArte 403 "Prokofiev: Lt. Kije" | |
| Jean Francaix · Quartet for English Horn & Strings Patrick McFarland, english horn; Martin Chalifour, violin; Paul Murphy, viola; Dona V. Klein, cello Arundax 80140 | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Hungarian Dance & Finale, from "Swan Lake" Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 437806 "Tchaikovsky Ballets Suites" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 104 in D "London" (1st mvt.) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Gerard Schwarz Delos 3061 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22 & 104; Piano Concerto in D" | |
| Reinhold Gliere · In an outburst of tenderness, Op. 6, No. 3 Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet; Vera Nakariakov, piano Teldec 0630-15687 "Elegie" | |
| Ruggero Leoncavallo · Mattinata Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet; Vera Nakariakov, piano Teldec 0630-15687 "Elegie" | |
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonias 1 & 2, from Cantata BWV 35 "Spirit and Soul are in Tumult" E. Power Biggs, organ · Gewandhaus Orchestra Hans-Joachim Rotzsch Sony Classical 62829 "Bach: Sinfonias and Orchestral movements from Cantatas" | |
| Franz Liszt · Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb Andre Watts, piano · New York Philharmonic (rec. Feb. 3, 1963) Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 511979 "Andre Watts - The Complete Columbia Album Collection" | |
| Frederick Delius · By the River, from Florida Suite Welsh National Opera Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Decca 001641702 "Delius Edition" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Violin Sonata No. 4 in a, Op. 23 (finale) Midori, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Warner Classics 5054197215 "Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Symphony No. 3 in c, Op. 78 "Organ" (3rd-4th mvts) Paul Jacobs, organ · Utah Symphony Orchestra Thierry Fischer Hyperion 68201 "Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony No. 3" | |
8 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Selections from the oratorio, "Solomon" St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble Arabesque Z6720 "Handel - With Valour Abounding" | |
| Georges Bizet · Children's Games, Op. 22 (orchestrations by Bizet, Hershey Kay & Roy Douglas) San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Martin West Reference Recordings 131 "Bizet: Symphony; Jeux d'enfants" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel | |
| Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel · Piano Sonata in g (finale) Anna Shelest, piano Sorel Classics SC CD 015 "Donna Voce - Anna Shelest, piano" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 "From the New World" (1st mvt.) The Chamber Philharmonic Emmanuel Krivine Naive 5132 "Dvorak - Schumann" | |
| Etienne-Nicolas Mehul · Overture to "The Supposed Treasure" Orchestra of the Gulbenkian Foundation Michel Swierczewski Nimbus 5184 "Méhul: The Complete Symphonies" | |
9 am | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Fantastic Toyshop (ballet after themes by Rossini) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Philips 420485 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, La Boutique Fantasque, Gli U | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in C, RV 179a Fabio Biondi, violin · Europa Galante Fabio Biondi Naive 7368 "Vivaldi: Concerti per violino XI 'Per Anna Maria'" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · English Folk Song Suite (original 1923 arrangement includes the Sea Songs March) Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble Timothy Reynish Chandos 9697 "British Wind Band Classics" | |
| John Williams · Luke and Leia, from "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin · The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles John Williams Deutsche Grammophon B003062902 "Anne-Sophie Mutter - John Williams: Across the Stars" | |
| Jacques Offenbach · Galop, from "Genevieve da Brabant" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Telarc 80294 "Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne" | |